The 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer has 150 owner-filed NHTSA complaints and 7 recalls on record. The most-reported areas are power train and electronic stability control (esc). Owners most often flag cvt transmission reliability concerns: uses jatco cvt shared with other brands; long-term reliability questioned, though some owners report high mileage (280,000+ km) without fluid changes. fluid changes are critical. frequency: recurrent.
Source: NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer vehicles (US, public record).
Across the 9 Lancer model years we track, complaint volume runs from 1 (2000) to 311 (2003). With 150 complaints, the 2008 Lancer sits abovethe model's median of 52.
These are raw NHTSA complaint totals, not adjusted for how many cars sold or how long each model year has been on the road. Older and higher-selling years accumulate more complaints.
structure:frame and members
Campaign 20V279000Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2008-2010 Lancer, 2009-2010 Lancer Sportback, 2008-2013 Outlander, and 2011-2016 Outlander Sport vehicles originally sold in, or ever registered in, Conne…
visibility:sun/moon roof assembly
Campaign 18V071000Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2007-2010 Outlander, 2008-2010 Lancer, 2009-2010 Lancer Evolution, and 2010 Lancer Sportback vehicles equipped with sunroofs. The sunroof glass may detach…
engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline:belts and associated pulleys
Campaign 14V562000Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (Mitsubishi) is recalling certain model year 2008-2011 Lancer, Lancer Evolution, and Outlander; 2009-2011 Lancer Sportback, Lancer Rilliart, and Lancer Sportback Ralliart; and 2011 O…
service brakes, air:supply:check valve
Campaign 09V077000MITSUBISHI IS RECALLING 39,711 MY 2008-2009 OUTLANDER AND LACER VEHICLES. INCORRECT MATERIAL COMPOSITION OF THE BRAKE BOOSTER CHECK VALVE MAY CAUSE THE CHECK VALVE TO STICK CLOSED WHEN THE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF. WHEN THE VE…
Sentiment is sharply divided between the standard Lancer models and the high-performance Evolution variants. For standard Lancers (ES, GTS, Aspire, etc.), owner feedback is generally positive regarding reliability, practicality, and…
Owner insights cover all generations of the Lancer. See the full Lancer owner picture and every model year.
Used Lancer listings typically run $6,543–$9,497 across 2007 to 2017 model years.
Compare every Lancer year side by side to see how 2008 ranks against the rest.